| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
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| ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
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This module is designed to provide a conceptual understanding of the legal, health and technical aspects of treating water for drinking and industrial purposes, and to introduce the principles involved in the design and selection of unit processes for a water treatment plant.
Introduction to water quality and health
Water demand and supply
Raw water quality and pretreatment
Groundwater quality
Water treatment processes
Coagulation and flocculation
Clarification
Filtration
Membrane processes
Activated Carbon
Biological treatment processes
Pathogen removal
Disinfection chemistry and kinetics
Chemical disinfection and oxidative processes
Photo and photochemical disinfection processes
Fluoridation
Water Stability
Water treatment plant design
1) To acquire an understanding of the fundamental scientific concepts and detailed technical know-how of the technologies required for water supply and treatment for drinking and industrial purposes.
2) To gain a general understanding of the legal and health issues associated with water supply.
3) To understand the principles involved in the design and selection of appropriate unit processes in any given context.
1) To be able to estimate water demand.
2) To be able to determine free chlorine residuals for break-point chlorination and the kinetics of pathogen kill.
3) To be able to select and design appropriate water treatment unit processes.
4) To be able to calculate design specifications for unit processes to remediate water of a particular quality to a particular standard.
5) To be able to clearly present designs and design information.
| Graduate Skills Framework Applicable: | Yes |
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| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
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| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 10:30 | 10:30 | Assessed laboratory report |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 20 | 1:00 | 20:00 | Lectures |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 20 | 0:15 | 5:00 | Revision for class test |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 2:00 | 2:00 | Class test |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Practical | 4 | 3:00 | 12:00 | Practical laboratory sessions |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 2 | 1:00 | 2:00 | Tutorials and data analysis |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Fieldwork | 1 | 3:00 | 3:00 | Field trip to water treatment site |
| Guided Independent Study | Student-led group activity | 3 | 1:00 | 3:00 | Data analysis and report writing |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 42:30 | 42:30 | Includes background reading and reading lecture notes for a full understanding of material |
| Total | 100:00 |
Knowledge and understanding are acquired primarily through lecture classes. However, students are expected to add to this by directed reading of technical journal papers, text books and selective use of web sites. Laboratory (practical) classes provide deeper understanding of practical aspects of unit processes and they also provide skills and experience that support the design coursework. Data analysis and tutorials to help to formulate numeracy and design skills. The field trip is included to provide practical context for lecture materials.
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
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| Written Examination | 75 | 1 | M | 50 | Unseen written class test during second timetable block week. |
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
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| Practical/lab report | 1 | M | 50 | Assessed laboratory practical report (maximum 15 sides to include graphs, tables and diagrams) |
The coursework will assess both the Knowledge Outcomes and Skills Outcomes. The laboratory report particularly relates to the Skills Outcomes. In the second part of the report, the students will be required to apply knowledge gained in lectures, additional reading and their own insights, and use their skills in the selection and design of unit treatment processes. Since the report is expected to contain a large number of diagrams, tables, calculations and bullet point lists in place of paragraphs of text, the expected length limit is given as number of sides estimated to be necessary to present the work, and to reflect a maximum of 15 hours preparation workload per item.
Class test is designed to assess the knowledge outcomes and in particular test the student's ability to formulate and implement simple process designs.
Additional vaccinations required: Polio and Typhoid
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